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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alisha Rahaman Sarkar

Jagtar Singh Johal’s family urge faster action from Starmer government after Briton moved to solitary confinement

Jagtar Singh Johal at his wedding in India in 2017 - (PA Media)

A British national held in India over terrorism charges has been moved to solitary confinement despite being acquitted in one case last month, his family said.

Jagtar Singh Johal, 37, a Dumbarton-based campaigner for Sikh rights, has spent seven years in jail in India on terror charges that could carry the death penalty.

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